William Friedkin

Director

William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970),...

Born: August 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: August 7, 2023 (Age 87)

Streaming Sources for all William Friedkin Movies & TV Shows

William Friedkin Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
100 Years of Warner Bros. Limited Series Available on 2 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self 1 Episode	2023-2023
Leçon de cinéma Limited Series		Actor	Self 1 Episode	2017-2020
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Director 2 Episodes	2000-2015
Rebel Highway TV Show	5.2	Directing	Director 10 Episodes	1994-1994
Tales from the Crypt TV Show	8.2	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1989-1996
The Twilight Zone TV Show	7.8	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1985-1989
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	8.3	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1962-1965
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1955-1962
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	9	Actor	Self	2024
Peter Lorre - Hinter der Maske des Bösen Movie		Actor	Self (archive footage)	2024
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Self	2023
The Exorcist Untold Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2023
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director, Teleplay	2023
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons Movie		Actor	Self	2022
Algren Movie		Actor	Self	2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Self	2021
Fellini of the Spirits Movie	6.5	Actor	Self	2020
Friedkin Uncut Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Self	2018
The Devil and Father Amorth Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	4.8	Actor	Self	2018
The Devil and Father Amorth Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	4.8	Directing	Director, Writer	2018
Return to the Genre Movie		Actor		2016
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn Movie	6.4	Actor		2015
Verdi Aida Movie		Directing	Stage Director	2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7	Actor	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	2014
Henri Langlois vu par... Short Film	4.2	Actor	Self	2014